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Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict--Requiem For Boone

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More for EFC fans than the previous "First Protector", this is a more personal novel focusing on one of EFC's most beloved characters, William Boone.

This book chronicles some of Boone's life as a cop before the death of his wife and his double-agent alliance with the Resistance and the Taelons. I never really got much of a look into Boone's mind during the first season of EFC, so being able to see these events through his eyes was very, very pleasing for me. I think I like him better now, that I've seen someone's fairly accurate portrayal of him.

This book is shorter and less lyrical than "Protector" and less eerily dreamlike than "Arrival," but it's about a cop-the writing is in sync with that. Slightly confusing and a bit choppy were the letters from Boone's wife Kate, sprinkled throughout the text, but this did not detract much from my overall enjoyment.

A minor note: The cover is slightly inaccurate, as it identifies Boone as "Da'an's first protector". In fact, Da'an's first protector was Ronald Sandoval. Boone was the second.

This is one of the best books I have ever read.The human nature and spiritual exploring the novle expresses can deeply move the readers.And the background--a science fiction world--supplies such a wonderful,broad environment to set in the very story about humans and talons.The whole story is so complex and mysterious that it makes me take an interest in it.I am very glad to learn that 'Ma'El and 'Da'An are almost the same person,both have elegant behaviour and are much more intellectual than orther Talons.The tow represent a noble spirit and possibility of friendship between humans and talons.But it doesn't come ture in the end.For me,a big fan of 'Da'An,it is a pity.By the way,the TV show is rather good.

In terms of a TV to book rendition that often can create a bland product that has no bearing at all to the TV show it springs from this book does a great job. Its not going to win a prize for literature or anything but it does a fairly good job holding the integrity of the characters together and keeping the reader interested.

I'm not impressed with this one. It was supposed to give the readers (fans of E:FC) a glimpse into Boone's past, chronicle his first meeting with Augur, etc., etc. I didn't learn anything about Boone I didn't already know. The "first meeting" was trite. The book's one saving grace was the development of Kate, Boone's wife, a data wrangler of some considerable skill.

So many things were glossed over, Kate's participation in the mysterious project, the "Octopus," the arrival of the Taelons, etc. It became very frustrating. Frankly, this book read like a "backstory sketch" meant to provide other writers with a little background information in order to write more detailed books of their own. I'm sorry I bought it.

The writing doesn't have a pulse. The series seems to have fallen victim to drone writing assignments.

A potentially imaginative project has been cranked out with no fire, no magic. Very dry and uninspired writing ruins an otherwise fascinating Roddenberry treasure. Really disappointing. Critics or English teachers might have done a better job of breathing life into this one.